The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08

WIN M Chamberlain has sold bis house
Este, willie to John, Cain.
Tho Murray club ls preparing May.part
to be given about the first Of May.
Cash paid for old hooks, magazines. OF
Address, r, care this Office 35f
MIR Hill has arrived from Lowell, Mas
and begun work In recatal0ging the free librar
"A w Tracey, the new book. binder hi
arrived and is putting his rooms in order it
tho opening Of business.
Wallace w Newcomb has sold his jswelr
business to F A Hubbard, who takes posses
sion tomorrow and continues the business.
The bailiffs hold a meeting for the closin
up of tho years business next Tuesday evenip
and they ask that all bills be sent In before tbs
time.
Tho Carpenter Organ Co.'S sales fer th
three months ending April LIST show en- increas
Of IS per cent over the corresponding thre
months last year.
Rev. William H. Branigan Of East Lex
ington, Mass, will preach at the Unitarian
church next Sunday. In the evening there viii
be an Easter service by the Sunday school an'
selections by the choir.
The pauper case Rockingham vs. Spring
field, heard at the last term of the supreme
court, has been decided. The judgment of th
county court il reversed ard II IS held that thu
pauper, Susan L Smith, with family and effect
was July TeIuoVcu.
Geo Hit was elected assignee of L A
Wits estate In Insolvency Saturday. Tit
schedule Of liabilities shows an aggregate Of
about $500 Of unsecured debts. The assets
| are represented by his home, with a mortgage
| OF $1,000 on it and homestead Of $780,
| Farmers, and others intending toclose out
with an auction sale, will find our prices rea-
eonable for auction bills. We print auction
bills at reasonable figure, and give tree
| notice in the NEroRMER. See prices In advcr-
tisement. DAVENPORT ULLERY.
e G Crosby and L F Adams have bought
all OF the Chaplin property between N I Ryan's
and II Jenue's. and will open it up into
building lots. Chaplin street is to be extended
through to Forest street, and in this way there
will be three lets on Oak and three or four on
Chaplin for building purposes. Biattleboro Is
marching en-.
j A Markham is assisting Rev Ham
mond the evangelist 10 both his New York and
Boston labors. Tie New York Christian
Works says "Many hearts have been moved
By his pathetic and often thrilling songs. He
SEXES upon some touching incident and brings
it out with words and tone in manner which
arrests the attention and enlists the sympathy
OF ALL"
1T has been published that the firm Of F B
Gleason g. Co, is to open new hardware store
IN Brooks house block, as soon as the fixtures
eau be got in. This seems to be the general
expectation and the material for the fixtures
has been purchased from Burlington. But
young Mr. Gleason's employer at Holyoke is
seriously sick With Inflammation OF The bowels,
and some delay will necessarily be caused, by
the fact, even If the plans are not entirely UP.
set.
Gov Ormshee has appointed ex. Congress
man James NJ Tyler OF Brattleboro, President
Ezra Brainerd of Middlebury college and PIN
cipal s W Landon of the Burlington public
schools, q commission under the act OF the last
legislature to remodel the school law, and re-
port bill at the next session. The commits
sioners talked over their duties with the COVER
nor at Rutland Tuesday and will thoroughly
investigate the working of the school laws in
all parts OF the state, Gs well as the most sue
ccssfHl systems in other states. They will meet
at Rutland in June to compare notes.
Mrs A Stickney whose recent death occurred !
at the home of her daughter Mrs. Geo. Hudson,
was widow Of the late p Stickncy OF w |
although of a retired aud unas-
uming nature, she made many warm friends |
during her short stay here In Brattleboro. |
During her last sickness, which at times was |
painful, she bore her Affections un
and when the hour Of release |
came, which she gladly welcomed, it found her
ready and waiting tor the summons. Funeral
services were held at w Dummerston, where
Ter remains were inferred In the family lot,
where a large granite monument is soon to be
erected.
--Ihe Estey Guard used their new muSkets
last evening for tho first time. The old nluskets
are ordered by the acknowledgement to be
sent TO Sections River for the use of the cadets
under Maj Spooner at the Vermont Academy. I
Only 40 OF the new guns were received Satur-
They arc supplied with the new 'fpcep sight,"
md there is talk of forming riffs club within
he company. Without the gun-slings, which
A.
,r OF POUND less than the old muskcts. The
uartermaster general writes that tie sings and
Their equipments will be sent soon, and when
,ceived the old guns will be sent to SaxtOns
liver. Quite mum Ter OF spectators were pres
1T last evening to witness the drill with the
sw arms. Three new applications for mem
,rship in the guard were received.
p B De Wolf was released from arrest at
os;on Friday and returned to sBrattleboro,
Tough be viii probably give up ANY further
tempt to do business here, as bis debts are
bout $500, and no assets, besides 1890 to his
lther Ir-law, c 9 Roc. only partially covered
Y mortgage. His business aggregating only
$500 or $4,000 a year at the outside has
cen insufficient TO keep his team, pay store
mt and afford living, and continuance in 1t
as only meant the steady sinking OF money
,r his creditors. The action on which he was 4
etsred at Boston was by Shoplcigh & Co, to
HON about $3.50 was due. DeWolf went to I
ostcn March 7th, peIsuant to CORRESPONDENCE
18th them, to make an arrangement to sell ,
pods for them as travelling salesman and .
ork out lis debt. They talked pleasantly ,
18th him that afternoon and invited him to !
ist them again the next morning, when they | /
cmanded their money or good note and put I
i'm under arrest as debtor about to leave the
ate. By advice of counsel he made an as
gnment OF all his property, consisting of
nall stock Of goods in this town and his teams !
c G Roel OF Dummerston as apreferred
! creditor, to whom he was indebted for !
lore than the value of the property. The
lea of tho assignment was to close up the
latter more speedily than could be done by
,recoseure Of the mortgage. DsWolf then
pped for leave to take the poor debtors oath. ,
he magistrate refused him the oath, not being |
ltisfed that be was destitute of property nor
the validity of his deb. to Roel. Some days !
ad to elapse before he could again apply, !
hen on Friday last be was brought before :
Iagistrate Blackmer, who permitted him the :
lth and he returnd home Saturday. At the !
nal hearing Holbrook & Nesbitt appeared for y
aapeigh F Co, and A S Hall and J NJ Tyler =
r DcWolf. No fraud was imputed to De- !
'olf 1t was merely an attempt to wiring :
oney cut Of DeWolfs friends BY OBTAINING
m in custody.
The annual meeting of the library trustees
rs held IN the new Brooks library building
onday and good deal of business transacted
get the institution into shape under its new au .,
ices. DR. Draper for the committee on library ~ -
ON, reported that the services OF d w Ten VI
' had been procured as janitor at cost OF